Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
Label: | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 2-441 |
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Series: | Original Master Recording, Gain 2™ Ultra Analog 45RPM 180g Series |
Format: | |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Classic Rock, AOR |
Tracklist
| A1 | So Far Away | 5:05 | |
| A2 | Money For Nothing | 8:25 | |
| B1 | Walk Of Life | 4:07 | |
| B2 | Your Latest Trick | 6:30 | |
| C1 | Why Worry | 8:24 | |
| C2 | Ride Across The River | 6:56 | |
| D1 | The Man's Too Strong | 4:37 | |
| D2 | One World | 3:36 | |
| D3 | Brothers In Arms | 6:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records
- Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 22677
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 22754
- Published By – Chariscourt Ltd.
- Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Recorded At – AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Produced At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Mixed At – Power Station
- Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Credits
- Bass, Vocals – John Illsley
- Design [For MFSL] – John A. Beck
- Design [Sleeve] – Sutton Cooper
- Drums – Omar Hakim, Terry Williams (3)
- Engineer [Assisted By, Air Monserrat] – Steve Jackson (2)
- Engineer [Assisted By, Power Station] – Bruce Lampcov, Dave Greenberg
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Neil Dorfsman
- Guitar [Guitars], Vocals, Written-By – Mark Knopfler
- Keyboards – Alan Clark
- Keyboards, Vocals – Guy Fletcher
- Lacquer Cut By – KW*
- Mastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
- Painting – Thomas Seyer
- Photography By – Deborah Feingold
- Producer [Produced By] – Mark Knopfler, Neil Dorfsman
Notes
From the back cover
℗ 1985 & 2014 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
© 2014 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc
Made in the U.S.A.
Special Limited Edition
Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab • Specially Plated and Pressed on
180 grams of High Definition Vinyl • Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve
Heavy Duty Protective Packaging • Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
Digital clone of Sony 1630 U-Matic digital master ▷ Analog console ▷ Lathe
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records.
Pressed By information is not listed. Information derived from runouts.
No track durations are given on this release.
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Manufacturing Error Replacement Program
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Some copies of this record, notably in the serial number range 11,000 and the serial range number 14,500 (there may be others), have a manufacturing aberration in track B1 "Walk Of Life". On this particular lacquer and resultant stampers at one point the extreme bass proved difficult to track on some, but not most, turntables. New stampers were subsequently made. Mobile Fidelity acknowledged the problem and by August 2019 was providing replacement discs only via the original vendors or directly to the original purchaser who bought from Mobile Fidelity or Music Direct. The faulty platters were to be returned to MoFi and destroyed. The limited time for exchanges/returns has a yet-to-be-determined expiration date.
The replacement discs BaOI information for serial number range 11,000 and the serial range number 14,500 (there may be others) is as follows:
A Side Runout: MFSL2-441 A1 22624.1 (3) KW@MoFi
B Side Runout: MFSL2-441 B3 24168.2 (3) KW@MoFi
The catalog entry for the 'corrected' release package is here: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
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℗ 1985 & 2014 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
© 2014 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc
Made in the U.S.A.
Special Limited Edition
Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab • Specially Plated and Pressed on
180 grams of High Definition Vinyl • Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve
Heavy Duty Protective Packaging • Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
Digital clone of Sony 1630 U-Matic digital master ▷ Analog console ▷ Lathe
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records.
Pressed By information is not listed. Information derived from runouts.
No track durations are given on this release.
*******************
Manufacturing Error Replacement Program
*******************
Some copies of this record, notably in the serial number range 11,000 and the serial range number 14,500 (there may be others), have a manufacturing aberration in track B1 "Walk Of Life". On this particular lacquer and resultant stampers at one point the extreme bass proved difficult to track on some, but not most, turntables. New stampers were subsequently made. Mobile Fidelity acknowledged the problem and by August 2019 was providing replacement discs only via the original vendors or directly to the original purchaser who bought from Mobile Fidelity or Music Direct. The faulty platters were to be returned to MoFi and destroyed. The limited time for exchanges/returns has a yet-to-be-determined expiration date.
The replacement discs BaOI information for serial number range 11,000 and the serial range number 14,500 (there may be others) is as follows:
A Side Runout: MFSL2-441 A1 22624.1 (3) KW@MoFi
B Side Runout: MFSL2-441 B3 24168.2 (3) KW@MoFi
The catalog entry for the 'corrected' release package is here: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
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Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (String): 821797244114
- Barcode (Text): 8 21797 24411 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): MFSL 2-441 A1 22677.1(3)... KW@MoFi
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): MFSL 2-441 B2 22754.2(3)... KW@MoFi
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): MFSL 2-441 C1 22677.3(3)... KW@MoFi
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): MFSL 2-441 D1 22677.4(3)... KW@MoFi
Other Versions (5 of 510)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album, Stereo, PRS Hannover Pressing) | Vertigo, Vertigo | 824 499-1, 824 499-1 Q | Germany | 1985 | |||
Recently Edited | Brothers In Arms (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vertigo | VERH 25 | UK | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Brothers In Arms (Cassette, Album, Paper Labels) | Vertigo | VERHC 25 | UK | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Brothers In Arms (Cassette, Album) | Vertigo, Balet | 824499-4 | Turkey | 1985 | ||
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Australasia | 1985 |
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Reviews
Picked up a copy recently, sounds incredible. This pressing is dynamic, big, and satisfying. 5 stars!
I just received a copy of this today. And I have to say that it sounds amazing!
I have #029927 and it does not have the replacement disk according to the runout…B2.
There’s no skips on W.O.L., or any problems whatsoever on either records.
Both records are flat, and no noise in between songs.
Turntable: Marantz TT-15S1 with AT OC9XSL MC cart
Phono Preamp: Pro-Ject DS Tube Box
Integrated Amp: Muzishare X7
Speakers: RTR HPR-12M- My copy #011626 is flawless in my setup with AT150MLX or AT OC9MLX. Sounds incredible.
If there’s a flawless record, it’s this one. #009760. Makes this silly obsession (vinyl) completely worth it.
Это лучшее звучание этого альбома. Абсолютная чернота в паузах и тихих местах. Звук неимоверно детальный но при этом теплый. Сравнивал с первыми изданиями Великобритании и США на виниле и изданиями на SACD и SBM. Рекомендую к покупке не только любителям группы но и всем меломанам, пока не раскупили- I have two copies both are over 25,000 in the range and both copies refuse to play on my LP12, awaiting feedback from the seller.
My copy is #8877 and has the skipping issue on "Walk of Life". HOWEVER, I tried the penny rule (put a penny on top of the headshell) and it solves the problem.- Edited 6 months ago#029218
(MFSL is still shipping B2, and only offering B3 as a replacement if you ask for it)
There's a skip on 'Walk of Life' after Mark Knopfler's "Wahoo" when played on my SL-1300 MK2 & Grado Green3.
Edit: After upgrading to a VM95ML, I no longer experience this issue. 
Have unintentionally imagined being at a Dire Straits concert staring at the stage a few times on my first listen. First for me. 10/10 record pressing. Incredible.- Incredible sound. Now going out of print so get one while you can I guess.
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